Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. Live each day as it were your last. We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want. Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it. We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.
I'm free to be what I want. Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it. We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.
Female Virginity - moral obsession
Female Virginity: Teenagers operate on the theological principle that God is like a parent who's busy watching something else on TV. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - gender inequality
Female Virginity: A doctrine's survival isn't measured by its adherence, but by its ability to be creatively reinterpreted. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - reputation management
Female Virginity: Virginity is the only thing you're supposed to save that becomes less valuable the longer you hold onto it. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - virginity policing
Female Virginity: Keeping up appearances is the real religious observance for most people. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
A Guided Tour of Moral Chaos
Female Virginity: There's probably a whole angelic department dedicated to processing "mitigating circumstances.. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
technological impact
Female Virginity: The celestial "delete" key must be the most worn-out button in the universe. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Male Virginity Exception
Female Virginity: The only thing more relentless than divine judgment is the algorithmic "For You" page. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious accessories
Female Virginity: The "moral compass" is a tool that spins wildly when you need it most. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Religious theory vs practice
Female Virginity: "I'm saving myself for marriage" is often true, if you don't count the specific, carefully defined exceptions. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - modern challenges
Female Virginity: The most dramatic moment in a young life is when the purity ring comes off, for any reason. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG